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A real estate expert believes the new mortgage rules that went into effect Monday will hit Alberta's market the hardest.& S* z! s; v/ K: W5 ^- Q" e
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The changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.1 m z6 X9 @) k$ C* s/ c
: |7 i# a) k3 d/ VPrior to today, an Alberta family with a household income of $80,000 would likely have qualified for a $400,000 home but now they will be approved for a $320,000 home.' W2 F5 M( n( n/ k0 ?/ x% L5 W7 s `
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CMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
+ Y% M- `3 ?+ }: cMortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward pressure on the Canadian real estate market but he says the impact will be even greater in Alberta, where the slumping economy is already hurting house sales and prices.
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"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.
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Wait and see what happens
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8 j# z" C: h: k& v' j5 WNatalie Whitney and her young family say that's what they're banking on so they've just decided to put their house hunting on hold.
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"It could be advantageous for us to wait and just see what happens to the market in six months," she said.
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! z) C2 ?& q! IThe Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. issued its first ever "red" warning on Monday, referring to real estate affordability issues spreading beyond Vancouver and Toronto.
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"These factors will be reflected in our forthcoming Housing Market Assessment on Oct. 26. They will cause us to issue our first "red" warning for the Canadian housing market as a whole," CEO Evan Siddall wrote in a Globe and Mail column.
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5 h& ~6 S9 s% X( U7 R& E5 iKinch says for buyers who can't wait, they'll either need to come up with a bigger down payment or lower their expectations about what they can afford. |
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